Online Certificate in Family Nutrition
The Online Professional Certificate in Family Nutrition has been designed to help
counteract the current toll overweight and obesity are taking on America today and its
legacy of tomorrow by providing guidance for adults in role modeling healthy food
choices and exercise behaviors for their children. This can help protect health care
costs, the strength of the nation’s work force, and the happiness and well-being of
tomorrow’s citizens from the detrimental affects overweight and obesity can produce.
The certificate will also examine the numerous influences that an expecting mother’s
food choices, the food choices of the family and friends, and the children’s own food
attitudes and behaviors can impact weight and health.
Parents, teachers, allied health/medical and fitness professionals, school
administrators, caregivers, and virtually all of those who work with children in school,
day care, or in after-school programs can benefit from this certificate, as it provides
concrete actions that adults can take in place of simply watching this problem unfold.
This program is offered in an open enrollment format, meaning you can register at
anytime and once logged in, you have 8 weeks to complete the course(s) you
registered for.
Click here to review a detailed Certificate Program Fact Sheet.
Click here for a list of CECs/CEUs.
counteract the current toll overweight and obesity are taking on America today and its
legacy of tomorrow by providing guidance for adults in role modeling healthy food
choices and exercise behaviors for their children. This can help protect health care
costs, the strength of the nation’s work force, and the happiness and well-being of
tomorrow’s citizens from the detrimental affects overweight and obesity can produce.
The certificate will also examine the numerous influences that an expecting mother’s
food choices, the food choices of the family and friends, and the children’s own food
attitudes and behaviors can impact weight and health.
Parents, teachers, allied health/medical and fitness professionals, school
administrators, caregivers, and virtually all of those who work with children in school,
day care, or in after-school programs can benefit from this certificate, as it provides
concrete actions that adults can take in place of simply watching this problem unfold.
This program is offered in an open enrollment format, meaning you can register at
anytime and once logged in, you have 8 weeks to complete the course(s) you
registered for.
Click here to review a detailed Certificate Program Fact Sheet.
Click here for a list of CECs/CEUs.
Certificate Course Descriptions
Course 1: Healthy Moms and Infant Nutrition
Instructor: Rachel Blaine, MPH, RD
Navigating through evidence-based research, this course will explore important
nutritional recommendations for preconception, pregnancy, and infant and toddler
feeding. In addition, it will also address strategies for families (healthy meal and snack
ideas, exercise, family support) to embrace healthy living and eating post-delivery. This
course will debunk many common myths and provide a basic understanding of the most
current maternal and child nutrition recommendations. Learn why early nutrition is the
key to preventing childhood obesity and obesity later in life, as well as where to find
excellent books and online resources for deeper exploration of topics of interest.
Course 2: Healthy Children Nutrition: At the Home, Work and
External Environments
Instructor: Christen Cooper, MS, RD
This course is designed for allied health professionals and childhood educators
concerned with nutrition in addition to parents or caregivers interested in expanding
their nutrition knowledge. Utilizing evidence-based research, explore the role and
impact of three predominant nutrition environments that affect a child’s food choices:
the home, the school, and the external environment. Topics covered include:
navigating the fast food jungle, addressing media and marketing to children, identifying
the connection between nutrition and school performance and behavior, exploring
successful parental feeding behaviors, and general strategies for childhood overweight
and obesity prevention.